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Granted Patent B2
US 11,817,817 · App. 17/389,949 · Granted Nov 14, 2023

Cable hanger

Inventors: Timothy Joseph Wedding (Johnstown, PA); Paul Edward Martin (Johnstown, PA)
Assignee: CAMBRIA COUNTY ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND AND HANDICAPPED
H02S30/10H02G3/32
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,817,817
App. No.
17/389,949
Granted
Nov 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cable hanger including a body defining a support coupling and a number of supported element couplings. The support coupling is a rigid element support coupling.

Claims (26)

1. A solar array comprising:

a plurality of solar panel installations;

each solar panel installation including a frame assembly and a number of output current lines;

each said frame assembly including a plurality of support elements;

the plurality of support elements including a torque tube movably coupled to at least one other support element of the plurality of support elements;

a current line management system including a plurality cable hangers;

each cable hanger including a body defining a support coupling and a number of supported element couplings;

wherein said support coupling is a rigid element support coupling;

wherein each cable hanger rigid element support coupling is fixedly coupled to the torque tube; and

wherein each current line is coupled to a supported element coupling.

2. The solar array of claim 1 wherein said rigid element support coupling is one of a circular rigid element support coupling, a curvilinear rigid element support coupling, a regular convex polygonal rigid element support coupling or an irregular convex polygonal rigid element support coupling.

3. The solar array of claim 1 wherein:

said body is made from a generally rigid material; and

wherein said rigid element support coupling is a gripping rigid element support coupling.

4. The solar array of claim 3 wherein said gripping rigid element support coupling is an outwardly flexing gripping rigid element support coupling.

5. The solar array of claim 1 wherein:

said support coupling is structured to be coupled to an elongated support element;

each said supported element coupling is structured to be coupled to an elongated supported element; and

wherein each said supported element coupling is structured to support an elongated supported element so that the longitudinal axis of each said supported element extends generally parallel to said elongated support element.

6. The solar array of claim 1 wherein said support coupling is generally planar.

7. The solar array of claim 1 wherein each said supported element coupling is one of a generally enclosed coupling, a partially encircling coupling, a generally helical coupling or a locking coupling.

8. The solar array of claim 1 wherein:

said body includes a coating; and

said coating disposed over substantially all of said body.

9. The solar array of claim 1 wherein said body is a unitary body.

10. The solar array of claim 1 wherein each cable hanger rigid element support coupling is directly fixedly coupled to the torque tube.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2021
From: WEDDING, TIMOTHY JOSPEH; MARTIN, PAUL EDWARD
To: CAMBRIA COUNTY ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND AND HANDICAPPED
Reel/Frame 057659/0591 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63058910 · Jul 30, 2020
Related Publication 20220038046A1 · Feb 3, 2022
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